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Curiosity Chronicle Sahil Bloom
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Weekly Question & Framework: June 28, 2024
Question: If you were writing the story of your life, what would the current chapter be called?
Framework: The Einstellung Effect -
The Most Important Choice of Your Life
Last week, I came across a beautiful story that impacted me so deeply that I found myself telling everyone about it. Each time I did, I saw their eyes light up as the lesson struck a chord deep within.
The lesson of the story: You choose your own worth.
You can choose to place yourself in environments where people will see you for your highest potential. You can choose how you treat yourself. You can choose your value.
This is the most important choice of your life. Choose wisely. -
Weekly Question & Framework: June 21, 2024
Question: Cheap is expensive.
Framework: The man, the boy, and the donkey. -
Lessons From an Imperfect Father to His Perfect Son
Being a father has been my highest calling—my son has brought a joy and purpose into my life that I didn't think I'd ever find.
With last Sunday being Father's Day, I spent time reflecting on the lessons, life principles, and values that I want to pass on to my son.
I am as imperfect as they come, but in my eyes, he is perfect. So, consider these the lessons from an imperfect father to his perfect son... -
Weekly Question & Framework: June 14, 2024
Question: One decision to remove hundreds.
Framework: The PO Creativity Method. -
Attention Residue: The Productivity Killer
Albert Einstein devoted three years of his life to deep focus on the specific task of generalizing his theory of relativity. He didn't work on ten things during this period—he directed all of his precious attention to the one thing that really mattered.
Attention Residue is the scientific concept that there is a cognitive switching cost to shifting your attention from one task to another. When your attention is shifted, there is a "residue" that remains with the prior task and impairs your cognitive performance on the new task.
To fight back, here are 4 strategies you can implement today: (1) Create a boot-up sequence, (2) Schedule focus blocks, (3) Take a walk, and (4) Leverage Parkinson's Law.